General discussion/opinions

[Anastasia]

I take it I'm the "odds and ends"? =p

Anyhoo...Party dynamic is fun. It has a family dynamic of sorts for Elaine. How she considers them right now:

Saul = Big brother who knows everything, the person to ask for advice on stuff, and berate/tease when he does something stupid.
Seryf = Big cool sister type, sorta like Sakaki (with a pinch of bloodthirstyness!) from Azumanga. Not a hero worship relationship, just Elaine considers her someone who's sorta neat and fairly collected.
Darius = annoying younger brother (even if he is older) who can do nice things every now and then.
Gavin = best guy friend, fun to hang around, feel safe around.

Doing a few more individual/paired adventures in different sets would be interesting, yeah.

Not any time soon, but I'd like to keep individual stuff on tap if you go back to Paxburg. There's a fair bit I want to do there, and much of it can be done solo or in small groups. It's a little harder when you're out in the wilderness basically relying on yourselves. So yes, if nothing else, you and Saul need to have some time together! <_<

No setting up Elaine as party slutty romantic~ =P

Dracos
BLANTANT OUT OF CONTEXT!

Seconded for slutty bisexual Elaine dramabombs?!?!?!?!

Smile!

[Anastasia]

I'm going to get to Darius/Serith stuff last, as I'm invovled there and I'm still marshalling my thoughts on those matters.

Saul as a mage has felt a little disadvantaged... more because Rat's playing into unconsciousness than anything else. He just doesn't feel like he's gotten much chance to shine since his early sleep antics. Maybe it's just me. I haven't actually felt him being that strong a personality. Elaine, sure, but not saul that much.

I think that's a little of it, and some of it is happening in other discussions. (Read as: #elysium) I disagree here, Saul's shaping up nicely, but it's largely subtle growth that's partially very speculative. Maybe I just get a deeper view than shows in the main game, though. Rat, any opinion here; or hell, any of the PCs if they want to chime/rechime on this matter.

There's a reason I gave Saul EXP bonuses in this adventure for RPing.

To the other thrust of the comment, I agree; albiet that it's partly of nessecity. Being the only current healing game in town with a fairly challenging battle set means his healing is taking forefront by need. I would like to see more magery, especially as SAul earns more spell charges so he can cast more than 1 or 2 mage spells per day.

[Dracos]

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Dracos

[Anastasia]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Playing Elaine is an utter -blast-. I usually play characters a lot more down key, sort of like Seryf gets played at times I guess, so it's a fun change. And while Elaine does have a word to say on any matter if she really wants to, she's also not one to take charge/leadership, so when the responsible talk comes up, she kinda sputters out distractedly, unless she can redirect the conversation (like asking Seryf and Darius about their gifts while Gavin and Saul planned).

Hi, Elaine-chan! I'm glad you're having fun since I have fun being like me, too, you know, since this really fits you! I knew you had it in you and it's working out really great, so you should do it more often, especially with a blue haired girl that I wouldn't mind getting to spend more time against, even if she has a thing for me that's kinda creepy!

Er.

Sorry about that. As I was trying to say, I'm glad. You feel like you're really enjoying Elaine, and it's good. I can relate, playing someone like this after more muted characters is just fun. It's all about letting go and doing things you want to do, even if it gets you in trouble or won't make you a leader.

[Anastasia]

The only thing about her that I feel Merc's been weak on so far is the actual job of being a Bard.. I know she's a blade, and not a straight up Bard, but so far she hasn't really performed in any bardic manner.. No real story telling sessions, nothing to really entrance a tavern, nothing to really cause the reaction in a town that a Bard normally does.. Which is generally 'A Bard?! Which tavern? I'll be there tonight! I can't wait to hear her tales and music!' Bards, like Knights, tend to be recieved with a certian amount of hub-bub and flare in the town, especially the ones we've been to, where they're rural and Bards are generally not seen on a constant basis. Also, I've seen a distinct *lack* of her doing anything with the party's story. I've seen no obvious attempts of her recording anything, practicing how to recite the story, working it into song or anything.. This is the fourth adventure, she should have at least two or three verses in her song by now, damn it =D

This I agree with, though I suspect and hope this will be touched on when you return to Paxburg. I really rather want to see Elaine cut loose with her tales thus far, it would really seal the deal of her bardness. (She did perform at Silvat's Reach, on thinking about it, as an aside that I remembered as I typed.) So go make some songs, Elaine-chan! Do it for the Dariusii![/quote]

[Anastasia]

Seryf, I agree, has been shifted more into a 'big sister' role for pretty much the entire group that I can see. She's quiet, reflective, and 'wise' to a degree. Her humor is generally really well placed, and so is her personality. In combat she plays her set up *really* well. She's an impressive sight to behold.

I'm split here. While I like a lot of her wisecracks, there is a certain 'Hotaruness' to them that makes them feel slightly out of place. Maybe it's just me or the fact that she uses 'snickers' a lot, which brings Hotaru right to mind. Anyway, that aside, agreed. She's a tornado of blades and maiming, a set up played to perfection; right down to the part of dying in one counter melee string! Poor Seryf and good Seryf!

As far as her RP thing goes.. Except for how she gets along with Serith, so far she doesn't really feel like a Ranger all the way.. She feels more like a Warrior who likes the forest instead of a 'Nature's Protector' or a Forrest Warden.. I'll grant, this is partly because she hasn't had many chances to play it off since we've been focused mostly in towns. But trying to work it in should be in there.. For example, Darius -shouldn't- really be hunting too much, Seryf should (even though it's only for RP stuff when I do..), and she should take Serith with her, also. I don't really know how to fix it or make it better, so that she has more chances to really have her class stand out instead of her Sword, so I can't offer up much on it..

Mmm. I agree to a point, Seryf favors being a warrior with a love of the forest rather than an outright Ranger. Like a forest paladin than a ranger, if you understand the distinction I'm trying to make. (Don't hit me, Seryf-chan!) Wait, that doesn't make sense, really. Anyway, I hope you still get the idea from the first comparison, so mmm. This could just be a character settling in thing, or at absolute worse, lose most of her ranger powers and shift to a fighter with a few minor things kept relating to what is working well. I don't think I'd see that change as a bad thing if it did happen, since it would likely feel like a natural character progression.

Any thoughts on this?[/quote]

[Merc]

Seconded for slutty bisexual Elaine dramabombs?!?!?!?!

Smile!

*STABS!*

[Anastasia]

Seconded for slutty bisexual Elaine dramabombs?!?!?!?!

Smile!

*STABS!*

*BLEED*

What, wouldn't Elaine-chan sleeping around be awesome! We couild do an adventure to Montel Williams where all the male PCs go through finding out if they're the father of Elaine's babies while it turns out she was sleeping with Seryf on the side, too, and scoring all the men she was doin'!

[Merc]

The only thing about her that I feel Merc's been weak on so far is the actual job of being a Bard.. I know she's a blade, and not a straight up Bard, but so far she hasn't really performed in any bardic manner.. No real story telling sessions, nothing to really entrance a tavern, nothing to really cause the reaction in a town that a Bard normally does.. Which is generally 'A Bard?! Which tavern? I'll be there tonight! I can't wait to hear her tales and music!' Bards, like Knights, tend to be recieved with a certian amount of hub-bub and flare in the town, especially the ones we've been to, where they're rural and Bards are generally not seen on a constant basis. Also, I've seen a distinct *lack* of her doing anything with the party's story. I've seen no obvious attempts of her recording anything, practicing how to recite the story, working it into song or anything.. This is the fourth adventure, she should have at least two or three verses in her song by now, damn it =D

This I agree with, though I suspect and hope this will be touched on when you return to Paxburg. I really rather want to see Elaine cut loose with her tales thus far, it would really seal the deal of her bardness. (She did perform at Silvat's Reach, on thinking about it, as an aside that I remembered as I typed.) So go make some songs, Elaine-chan! Do it for the Dariusii!

Well, on this point, we've been to three towns so far. Silvat's Reach I gave a show, Cup'O'Stuff I got drunk with the others, and here in the elf village, assuming we didn't immidiately take off (since the elders did say to talk after we rested), I was going to ask to be the one to relate the story of our trials. Otherwise, yeah, I'd probably save the stories for Paxburg and back in my 'home turf' so to speak, at Elaine's uncle's tavern, The Broken Bow.

[Anastasia]

Anyway, over all, the game is going great.. I'm having fun, the group works well, the personalities are diffrent enough to make a fun set of reactions to things, and we're pretty much kicking ass.

While I'm still working on the Serith stuff mentally, I do want to hit this point as well. I'm glad to hear it - it's good that everyone seems to be having fun. Kicking ass is a nice bonus, even if you're having to work for it.

[Anastasia]

Well, on this point, we've been to three towns so far. Silvat's Reach I gave a show, Cup'O'Stuff I got drunk with the others, and here in the elf village, assuming we didn't immidiately take off (since the elders did say to talk after we rested), I was going to ask to be the one to relate the story of our trials. Otherwise, yeah, I'd probably save the stories for Paxburg and back in my 'home turf' so to speak, at Elaine's uncle's tavern, The Broken Bow.

Cup'o'stuff? -_-

Annnyway, glad to hear it. I really would like to see some work abou performances to round off Elaine's bardic side. Bards are jacks of all trades, after all, and that included the finer arts. Maybe you can even make Iddy a good barbarian baritone?

[Merc]

Heh, sorry, not good with names and didn't feel like re-looking up the name of the city ^_^

And don't worry, I'll get Darius singing soprano sooner or later!

[Anastasia]

Heh, sorry, not good with names and didn't feel like re-looking up the name of the city ^_^

And don't worry, I'll get Darius singing soprano sooner or later!

No big, it just felt like a -_- moment. I thought that was a very unique and easy to remember name while being unique. Oh well.

[Merc]

I keep thinking of it as the "Cup'o'Joe" town ^_^

[Anastasia]

...should I be relieved that none of the party members are named Joe; I can just see Elaine going to get a cup of 'Joe'!